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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1921
Page
3
An old want ad blurb touts inexpensive advertising in The Herald. It promises broad reach, one cent per word per insertion, and competitive pricing compared with other papers, urging readers to buy circulation.
Wanted salesman to sell a fine line of teas and can goods in this territory. Excellent opportunity for the rich man to establish permanent business. Reference and area required. Experience not necessary. Apply at Grand Union Tea Co Lincoln Neb for information. 03-05p White Title
FOR SALE Old papers five cents a bundle at The Herald Office. FOR SALE Good used cars. A. H. Jones Co. 3rd and Cheyenne. If LOST Between Alliance and seven miles north on the hospital roll a Ford tire rim and cover with W. J. Hamilton on it. Return to Aerial office and receive reward. 93.
The report shows weak demand and slow movement across western Nebraska districts with buyers cautious. Prices for Bulk Early Ohio No 1 and No 2 vary around $1.00 to $1.50, with Bliss Triumphs selling from $1.10 to $1.50 and some prices reaching higher on top grades.
FOWLING Co. P. Mann digs potatoes while neighbors, including Mrs. Elsen and Arthur Sheldon, see improvements. Several residents, such as Nels Peterson and Andrew Olsen, visit or haul crops. James Raton and wife call at the Mann home as cattle moves and trips to Hemingford Bay unfold.
O'Bannon and Neuswanger unload a second car of new potato sacks and offer to fill orders for any amount. A Halloween party is planned at the village venue this Friday evening. London reports higher prices ahead, though many expect a brief delay. A cynical line notes that famine under bolshevism is no better than under other regimes.
A piece notes efforts by Chicago readers and Rev William Burpress to curb immoral motions on dance floors. It contrasts Alliance's acceptance with Chicago vigilance and recalls personal dancing lessons and missteps from youth.
Rev. Charles Surleigh returns home after a week in Crawford and Sheridan Wyoming. Mrs. P F Gillispie and son Jack visit from Alliance on business. Otto Smith of Antioch and Miss Bertha Tyler arrive for local business and ranch visits. Mrs Fred Blumer travels east. Mrs Geo Lindley ill at home with husband and mother Mrs Foster en route to Alliance for hospital care. Ladies aid met at the church. World note: rubber dresses announced and a jab at munitions makers.
A columnist recalls fitness trends and shifting music tastes from tango to jazz. They joke about past weight gains, comeback failures, and the allure of walking dances and newer rhythms, noting easier dancing with trombones saxophones and a live pianist.
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